AUDIO LIBRARY

New Findings on Global Warming
Doug Sisterson – Research meteorologist at Argonne National Laboratory and the operations manager of the atmospheric radiation measurement program for the Department of Energy
Raymond Pierrehumbert – Professor in the department of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago

Societal Views of Mental Illness
Dr. Ron Davidson – Director of the mental health policy program in the psychiatry department at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Mark Heyrman – Clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago and a board member and immediate past president of the Illinois Mental Health Association
Linda Teplin – Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University

Working Too Hard
Robert Reich, former labor secretary and author of The Future of Success

Bio-Engineered Foods
Jim Ritter – Science reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times
Dr. Rosetta Newsome – Director of science and communications at the Institute of Food Technologists
Matt Rand – Biotechnology campaign manager at the National Environmental Trust

World War 3.0: Microsoft And Its Enemies
Ken Auletta – Has written the “Annals of Communication” for The New Yorker since 1992.

Persistent Organic Pollutants
Dr. Quentin Young – Odyssey’s medical contributor
Dr. Peter Orris – Professor of occupational and environmental health sciences at the University of Illinois School of Public Health
Jack Weinberg –Environmental Health Fund
Michael Walls – Senior counsel at the American Chemistry Council

The Rhetoric of the Inauguration
Wayne Steger – Professor of political science at DePaul University
Steve Chapman – Columnist and editorial writer at the Chicago Tribune
Mark Pollock – Professor of communication at Loyola University – Chicago

Film Forum: Emerging Directors
Jon Petrakis – Freelance film critic for the Chicago Tribune
Hank Sarten – Film critic for the Chicago Free Press
Larry Knapp – P.H.D. candidate in the department of radio, television and film at Northwestern University and the author of Directed by Clint Eastwood

The Court and Civil Rights
Susan Bandes – Professor of law at DePaul University and the editor of the book, “The Passions of Law”
Dennis Hutchinson – The William Rainey Harper professor in the college, senior lecturer in the law school and editor of the Supreme Court Review at the University of Chicago
Barack Obama – Illinois State Senator from 13th district and a senior lecturer in the law school at the University of Chicago

AOL-Time Warner Merger
Jim Speta – Assistant professor at Northwestern University's School of Law
Lisa Barr – Assistant professor in the department of communication at DePaul University
William Rogerson – Professor of economics at Northwestern University and the former chief economist for the F.C.C.

Arming America
James Lindgren – Professor of law at Northwestern University
Michael Belleslies – Professor of history at Emory University and the author of Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
Jack Rackove – Professor of history and american studies at Stanford University and the author of Original Meaning: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution, for which he won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history
Randy Barnett – Professor at the Boston University school of law and author of The Structure of Liberty

David Halberstam, author of The Children, which profiles the early days of the civil rights movement

African Americans and the Political Process
Michael Dawson – Chair and professor in the department of political science at the University of Chicago and the author of Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics
Dr. Christopher Bullock – Pastor at the Progressive Baptist Church and the president of the Chicago Southside branch of the N.A.A.C.P.
Salim Muwakkil – Senior editor at In These Times and a contributing columnist for the Chicago Tribune

Antibiotic Resistance
Dr. Robert Daum – Section chief of infectious diseases in the department of pediatrics at the University of Chicago
Brian Shoichet – Assistant professor in molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry at Northwestern University
Dr. Margaret Mellon – Director of the agriculture and biotechnology program at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Genetics and Justice
Allen Buchanan – Professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona and one of the co-authors, along with Dan Brock, Norman Daniels and Daniel Wilker, of the new book From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice

The Clinton Legacy
David Wilhelm – Served as the national campaign manager for President Clinton’s 1992 campaign. He is also the former chair of the Democratic National Committee
Alan Gitelson – Professor of political science at Loyola University
Lee Newcom – President of the United Republican Fund of Illinois
Phil O’Connor – A member of the Illinois State Board of Elections. He served as an advisor to the campaigns of Republican Governors Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar

Labor and the Bush Administration
Nick Belsanti – Vice president of municipals and schools at local 73 of the Service Employees International Union
Craig Becker – Associate general counsel for SEIU and the AFL-CIO.

Film Forum: Best of 2000
Ron Falzone – Professor in the film department at Columbia College
Jonathan Miller – Teaches film studies at I.I.T. and reviews films for 848
Hank Sartin – Film critic for the Chicago Free Press

Favorite Films seen in 2000 (in no particular order)

– Beau Travail
– Requim for a Dream
– O Brother, Where Art Thou?
– Almost Famous
– Dancer in the Dark
– Sabu Restrospective (at the Music Box)
– Jaws (on the big screen)
– The Exorcist (on the big screen)

– Kubrick Retrospective (at the Music Box)
– Bad Blood
– The Decalogue series (on video)
– Wonder Boys
– The Ballad of Rambling Jack
– Jesus' Son
– The Wind Will Carry Us

State of the Economy
Mike Miller – Associate professor of economics at DePaul University
Jim Arndorfer – Reporter at Crain's Chicago Business
David Greising – Business columnist at the Chicago Tribune

Astronomy
Doug Duncan – Associate professor in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago
FUrther information available at Doug's website

Tobacco Settlement Update
David Ansel - Chair of the department of medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital and the representative for the American College of Physicians in the "All for Health" Coalition
Matt Meyers - President of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Dr. Stanton Glantz - Professor at the University of California at San Francisco and the author of a December 13th article in the New England Journal of Medicine documenting the health benefits of the California Anti-Tobacco Campaign
Dr. Quentin Young - Odyssey's Medical Contributor